S 2679 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Tools to Fight Terrorism Act of 2004

Introduced 2004-07-16· Sponsored by Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]· Senate

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Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645.(2004-07-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Tools to Fight Terrorism Act of 2004 - Anti-Terrorism Investigative Tools Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends: (1) the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to treat individuals who engage in international terrorism as foreign agents; (2) the Federal criminal code to prohibit hoaxes relating to terrorist offenses; (3) the USA PATRIOT Act to allow the disclosure of counterintelligence information obtained as part of a national security investigation; (4) the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize deporting aliens who have received military training from terrorist organizations; and (5) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 regarding nuclear threats. Prevention of Terrorist Access to Special Weapons Act of 2004 - Prohibits producing, acquiring, transferring, possessing, or using: (1) a missile system designed to destroy aircraft; (2) any weapon designed to release radiation at dangerous levels; and (3) the variola virus. Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004 - Rewrites Federal criminal code provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains and mass transportation to add as an aggravated offense the commission of the prohibited act un…

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7 Republicans